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Follow on Twitter Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham University Rams continue their 2016 Atlantic 10 season, the 113th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the George Mason University Patriots in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, January 20, at 7:00 PM.
The game will be streamed live on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network with Andrew Bogusch (p-b-p) and Kenny Ducey (color) announcing and can also be heard live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on www.wfuvsports.org with Matt Moro (p-b-p) and James Decker (color) announcing. Follow the links above.
Fordham enters the game with a 10-6 overall record, 1-4 in the Atlantic 10, after an 80-55 league loss at Saint Joseph's on Saturday afternoon. George Mason enters the game with a 7-11 overall record, 1-4 in the conference, after a 92-79 A-10 win at Saint Louis on Sunday.
Wednesday night's contest will be the sixth meeting between Fordham and George Mason on the hardwood. The Rams have taken the first five meetings, including a pair of wins last year, an 80-68 victory in the Patriot Center on February 18 as
Mandell Thomas scored 25 points and
Eric Paschall netted 21, and 71-65 in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on March 11 at the Barclays Center where Chris Sengfelder netted 27 points and Thomas added 13.
Notes• Fordham will observe a moment of silence prior to the game to honor the memory of Fordham legend Johnny Bach, who passed away on Monday.
• Fordham's ten home wins this season are the most for a Fordham squad since the 2006-2007 team won 11. Fordham's 619 all-time wins in the Rose Hill Gym ranks 14th among all NCAA Division I schools in their current home venue.
• Senior guard
Mandell Thomas enters the game with 1,302 career points, 15th on the Fordham all-time scoring list. Thomas is 21 points behind Bob Melvin (1960-1963) and Bill Langheld (1965-1968) for 14th on the list.
• With his six rebounds in the Saint Joseph's game, forward
Ryan Rhoomes brought his career total to 767, placing him ninth on the Fordham career rebounding list. Rhoomes is 34 behind Damon Lopez (1988-1991) for eighth on the all-time list.
• Fordham head coach
Jeff Neubauer's teams at Eastern Kentucky were well known for their defensive prowess, routinely ranking at the top of the NCAA in steals and his first Fordham team is no different, recording 147 steals in 2015-2016 (9.2/game), second in the Atlantic 10 and ninth in the NCAA.
